Automobile-cover.



. ODONNELL.

AUTOMOBILE COVER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 5. 1914.

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Applicationfiled Gctoher 5, 1914,. SeriaLNo. 865,073.

To. all whom it may concern Be it known that LJAmns O7DQNNELL, a citizenof the United States, a resident of Ottawa, in the county of-La Salleand State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements inAutomobile-Covers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in covers for automobiles and thelike, the principal object being the provision of such a device which issimple in construction and easy to operate. 1

A further object of this invention is theprovision of a cover forautomobiles or other vehicles, which, when not in use, may be drawn upout of the way and which may be readily extended to cover the automobileor other vehicle, as occasion requires.

A further object is the provision of a flexible cover, having aplurality of transverse slats, bars or members attached thereto, thelatter being movable on longitudinally extending supporting members,with means for moving said cover to a contracted or extended position.

Further objects include improvements in the details of construction andarrangement, whereby a simple and efliciently operated device isprovided.

T o the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as mayhereinafter appear, my invention consists in the construction,combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and thensought to be defined in the appended claim, reference being had to theaccompanying draw ing forming a part hereof and in which is illustrateda preferred embodiment of my invention, it being understood that thisshowing is made for the purpose of illustrative disclosure only and thatvarious changes may be made in practice within the scope of the claim,without digressing from my inventive idea.

In use, automobiles and other vehicles are frequently stored for aconsiderable time and depreciate materially in value from the settlingof dust and dirt thereon, and it is the purpose of my invention toprovide a cover therefor, which may be readily and conveniently throwninto positionto cover the vehicle, and may be readily withdrawn to acontracted position so as to permit the vehicle to be removed.

Referring now to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a portion of theroom,

garage or barn, in which an automobile or vehicle 1s adapted to be keptor stored, having the usual entrance door 2. I provide a plurality oflongitudinally extending supportlng members or means in the form. offlexible wires or cables 3., secured to the wall by means of. theI-bolts & and having the turn buckles 5 so that any slack may be takenup, as necessary. These supporting members 3. are adapted to support thecover for the automobile or other vehicle, which cover 6 may be made ofcanvas or any other suitable material and is substantially rec tangularin cross section. Of course the size and shape will vary in use,depending on the size of the vehicle designed to be covered. The ends 7of the cover are open as indicated at 8 and provided with any suitabledetachable connecting means 9. This cover 6 is secured to a plurality oftransversely extending slats, bars or members 10 and has thelongitudinally extending flexible members, preferably ropes or cables11, connecting said transversely extending slats, bars or members 10, soas to receive the strain of pulling and relieve the cover itselftherefrom. Each of the transverse slats, bars or members 10 is providedwith means adapted to engage and be moved on said supporting means 3. Inthe embodiment shown, this means takes the form of the pulleys 12, whichride on the supporting wires or cables 3, as is evident from aconsideration of the drawing.

In the position shown in the drawing, the device is in use or extendedso as to cover the automobile or other vehicle. It is adapted to bedrawn against one of the walls of the room, preferably the wall oppositethe door, so as to permit the exit of the automobile or other vehicle.Means for thus operating the cover, includes the flexible cable or rope13 which runs over suitable pulleys 14 and 15, and through the eyes orsimilar members 16 on the transverse slats, bars or members 10. Thismember is adapted to be pulled in either direction and has means thereonproviding stops or abutments 17 which may be in the form ofknots in therope or in the form of extra members, if desired. This will engage theeye of the end one of the transverse bars or members so as to move it ineither direction. Another stop member 18 is provided adjacent to pulley15, so'as to limit the movement of the cover in the direction toward thedoor. Suitable cleats provided for holding cover 7 As evident from thisdescriptionand 2() in its adjusted position.

When in use, the cover a'sls'uhriesthe'position shown in the drawing.When desired to remove the car or other vehicle, the..

end of the rope 13 away from thedoor is pulled'and' the stop orabutmentl? engaging the eye in the end transverse bar or member, movesthe transverse bars or members toward the rear wall of the room, telescoping the coveroand removing it entirely from the car or vehicle, itbeing'understood I that the connection 9 on the front end of the coverhas been opened, so as to permit the ends of thecover to sl de or moveover the use of the room for otherpurposes.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for readily assembled and mountedfor use; is

strong and durable in construction and gives members, a plurality oftransverse bars or members movable on said supporting memthe drawing,the device is simple, may be bers, a flexible cover'member secured tosaid j bars or members, and means for moving said transverse bars ormembers so as to extend and contract said cover member. 7

' JAMES W. ODONNELL,

Witnesses:

O. HALBUT', CHARLES EJH'ooKI 1 five cents each, by addressing theCoinmissionerof Patents,

Washington, I); 0.

